Posted by damag on 6/13/2013 9:16:00 PM (view original):I voted for Chavez. Jordan may have a marginally better bat but neither will hit well enough to be at the top of the order. Chavez is the better defender.

IMO only way Jordan scores 90 runs is leading off and that's a bad place to use up all his outs.

You don't need to bat him lead off, and you shouldn't expect to get 90 runs out of him (though that's been his career average per 162 games). But I'll argue that the difference in offense between Jordan and Chavez is less marginal than the difference in their defense.

I'd still give the nod to Jordan. The only wild-card is that fact that Chavez is a switch-hitter and Jordan is a righty. I don't think that compensates for the difference in splits between the two, particularly the vsL split.

Maybe if I had the roster spot, I'd take them both and platoon them (Chavez vs RHP, Jordan vs LHP). The non-starter would be available as a pinch-runner and/or a 2B D-rep off the bench.

Posted by MikeT23 on 6/13/2013 9:29:00 PM (view original):Who I go with will bat 9th. The initial plan was Chavez/Fogg but I had a few dollars left over after FA and saw Jordan sitting there. Since he had options, he was my safety net if C/F failed.

You are always talking about "you can find a guy like that at the end of free agency"; this is a perfect example of the kind of useful leftovers which can be available.

Posted by dedelman on 6/13/2013 11:17:00 PM (view original):I'd platoon Jordan and Chavez; I prefer Jordan to Fogg against LHP.

Only one spot on the BL roster and Fogg is my utility player. While my 3B/SS/2B have 87+ DUR, neither Jordan or Chavez have the arm for 3B/SS in case of short-term injury. Fogg got 300+ AB last season and hit .290.

Jordan lost 4 range last season, and he is barely still a CF. For that reason alone its good enough to make the choice for Chavez. Not to mention vsR Chavez is clearly better and Foggs vsL bat is quite decent especially at 9th spot. For me the choice is clear.